School of Education Key Contacts

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School of Education Office
5000 N Willamette Blvd MSC 149
Portland OR 97203
Franz Hall, Room #427
Phone: 503.943.7135 or 1.800.546.3633
Email: soed@up.edu
Fax: 503.943.8042

Office Hours:

Fall & Spring Semester (August-April):
Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Summer Session (April-August):
Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. 

For General Inquiries:

503.943.7135
soed@up.edu

Julee Ryan, Office Assistant
ryanju@up.edu

For Community Partnership Inquiries:

Amy Kwong-Kwapisz, Director of Professional Community Development
kwongkwa@up.edu

Jeri Sara Janowsky, Executive Director for Saturday Academy
jeri@saturdayacademy.org

For Undergraduate Inquiries:

Maribeth McGowan, Undergraduate Program Specialist
mcgowan@up.edu

Shirley Loesch, Director of Student Placements
loesch@up.edu

For Graduate Inquiries:

MA, MEd, Post Master's Certificate & EdD Programs:

Anne Rasmussen, Graduate Program Specialist
rasmusse@up.edu

MAT & MA HESA Programs:

Chris Greene, Assistant Program Specialist
greenec@up.edu

Shirley Loesch, Director of Student Placements (MAT)
loesch@up.edu

For PACE Inquiries:

Dr. Steve Wojcikiewicz, PACE Director
wojcikie@up.edu

Mary Dolan, PACE Assistant Director
dolan@up.edu

Leah Nusse, PACE Program Assistant
nusse@up.edu

Austin Veiga, PACE Community Support Specialist
veiga@up.edu

To Make an Appointment with the Dean or Associate Dean:

Stacey Boatright, Programming & Operations Manager
boatrigh@up.edu

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